High-Power Ceiling Mount Wireless 300N PoE Access Point
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Parameter Description
Encryption Selecttheencryptiontypeyouwishtouseforthewirelessnetwork.
Cipher Incryptography,acipher(orcypher)isanalgorithmforperforming
encryptionordecryption.Inthiscase,thecipheristhemethodusedtosecure
thewirelesskey.
ThemostsecurecipherisCCMP(AES).Ifsecuritymatterstoyoumorethan
potentialproblemscausedbyincompatibilitiestoolderWi‐Fi devices,then
youshouldselect“ForceCCMP(AES)”mode.
TKIPisdesignedforhardwarewhichdoesnotsupportCCMP.Itprovides
bettercompatibilityatthecostofreducedsecurity.
Autoisthedefaultmode,andformostusers,itprovidesagoodcompromise
betweensecurityandcompatibility.
Key Typeinthewirelesspasswordyouintendtouseforyournetwork.Besureto
typeinasecurepassword,becausethebestsecuritymechanisms,i.e.WPA2,
meannothing,ifthekeyyouuseistooshort,toosimple,ortoogeneric.
Clickingthe buttonwillshowthepasswordincleartext.